MOVIES

César Awards
Most Wins for Best Director
This list features directors that have won the most Best Director awards at the César Awards.
RANK | DIRECTOR | NOMINATIONS | WINS | FILMS |
1 | Roman Polanski | 5 | 5 | Tess (1979) The Pianist (2002) The Ghost Writer (2010) Venus in Fur (2013) An Officer and a Spy (2019) |
2 | Jacques Audiard | 7 | 4 | The Beat That My Heart Skipped (2005) A Prophet (2009) The Sisters Brothers (2018) Emilia Pérez (2024) |
3 | Alan Resnais | 8 | 2 | Providence (1977) Smoking/No Smoking (1993) |
4 | Bertrand Tavernier | 7 | 2 | Let Joy Reign Supreme (1975) Capitaine Conan (1996) |
5 | Claude Sautet | 4 | 2 | A Heart in Winter (1992) Nelly and Mr. Arnaud (1995) |
6 | Albert Dupontel | 3 | 2 | See You Up There (2017) Bye Bye Morons (2020) |
7 | Abdellatif Kechiche | 3 | 2 | Games of Love and Chance (2004) The Secret of the Grain (2007) |
8 | Jean-Jacques Annaud | 2 | 2 | Quest for Fire (1981) The Bear (1988) |
9 | Dominik Moll | 2 | 2 | Harry, He’s Here to Help (2001) The Night of the 12th (2023) |
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